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Andy Szpekman
Andy Szpekman is president of AHS Communications, LLC, which helps clients improve business performance through employee research, communication strategy and messaging, employee communications and training. His clients include Alpharma, Bank of America, BC Hydro, Beall's, Cardinal Health, Microsoft, News Corporation, NTR, Russell Investments, Scholastic, Wachovia and Watson Pharmaceuticals.
Earlier in his career, he led HR communication at Bank of America, served as communications manager for a global division of Warner-Lambert, and was a senior HR and communications consultant with Brecker & Merryman, Inc.
Andy has served on the board of directors of the Council of Communication Management and the Metropolitan New York Association of Applied Psychology. His work has been featured in national news publications and leading trade journals. He holds a B.A. in psychology from William Paterson University and an M.A. in organizational psychology from Columbia University. He's currently pursuing a graduate certificate in survey research at the University of Connecticut.
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